Pensions

I can’t get divorced … because of my pension provider

I am a teacher and I requested a cash equivalent transfer value (CETV) from Teachers’ Pensions in June. I needed to submit the value of my pot to the...

UK pensions: how to save for retirement from A to Z

Auto-enrolmentSince 2012, employers have had to enrol eligible workers in a pension scheme. You can opt out if...

What will Rachel Reeves’s retirement scheme changes mean for pensions?

Rachel Reeves has announced plans to merge local government retirement schemes into eight Canada-style “megafunds” in what the...

Why should I bother paying into a pension if we’re all doomed?

If the end of the world is really nigh, should I be investing in shorter-term savings schemes rather...

Tax-free withdrawals from pension pots surge amid fears over autumn budget

Savers have started to withdraw cash from their pension pots amid fears over potential tax changes at the...

What’s the secret of the supercentenarians? They don’t really exist | Torsten Bell

Earlier this month, an unusual prize ceremony got under way. Five Nobel laureates gathered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, not to receive further...

Automatically enrol young staff into workplace pension schemes, says IFS

Employees as young as 16 should be automatically enroled into workplace pensions and there is a strong case for making their employers pay in...

UK state pension could rise by about £460 a year from April, wage growth figures suggest

The UK state pension could rise by about £460 a year from April 2025, the latest wage growth figures suggest.Average earnings including bonuses in...

‘Golden gap year’: how to make a midlife break work

Maybe you can put it down as another post-Covid trend, such as working from home, but it’s clear something is going on. People working...

There’s no need to cut poorer pensioners’ income. Smarter winter fuel solutions are at hand | Steve Webb

The new government’s honeymoon period with the voters ended at 3.33pm on Monday 29 July. This was when the chancellor stood up to announce...

UK state pension to rise by more than £400 a year, say reports

The full UK state pension is expected to rise by more than £400 a year as a result of April’s triple lock, according to...